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World War I had sweeping consequences for politics and diplomacy in the rest of the 20th century. The war resulted in the collapse and fragmentation of the Empires of Austria-Hungary, Russia, and the Ottoman...

Without firing a shot, Navajos on this date in 1875 seized the Agency at Fort Defiance in protest over inaction by the Commissioner to remove their agent, W.F.M. Arny, whom they had twice petitioned to be removed. They also threatened to kill Arny...

With a passion for civic activism rooted in their Clifton-Morenci mining heritage, the women of the Cajero families have made public service an array of life. Carmen Cajero brought compassion, insight, stamina, and a tremendous work ethic to her...

Winning entries in the 2014 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest in unpublished categories of Poetry, Essays, Short Stories, Novels and published categories in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Children's Literature

Winning entries in the 2006 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest in unpublished categories of Essay/Article/True Story, Novel, Poetry, and Short Story and published categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Children's Literature.
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Winning entries in the 2005 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest in unpublished categories of Essay/Article, Novel, Poetry, and Short Story and published categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Children's Literature.
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Winning entries in the 2003 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest in unpublished categories in Article/Essay, Novel, Poetry, Short Story as well as Published Novel, Published Nonfiction, and Published Children's Literature. This is the first...

Winning entries in the 2001 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest in unpublished categories in Article/Essay, Novel, Poetry, and Short Story. This was the first year that Published Fiction and Published Nonfiction were added as categories....

Williams Flying School at Clemenceau Airport just prior to the start of their WTS program in 1943. Doors were installed on the hangar to satisfy government requirements. All school aircraft had to be kept inside at night. The small building to...

William "Wild Bill" Donovan created the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) at the behest of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt; the OSS was a wartime intelligence agency that served as a predecessor for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Here, Donovan...

Willia Mae (Van Lier) Stone was born and raised in Liberty, Arizona. Her parents were Peter and Carrie Etta (Beloat) Van Lier. Her father was a veteran of the Spanish American War, a farmer in Liberty, and served on the School Board and the Buckeye...

Wilfred Watterson of Bisbee is charged with kidnapping in the Bisbee deportation case in Justice Court Precinct Four of Cochise County Superior Court. The complaint is filed Aug. 15, 1919, and warrant served by Sheriff J. F. McDonald. The complaint...

White dress uniforms are intended as a summer uniform that can be an alternative to dress blue informs. The white uniform as summer attire dates back to the 1830s in the Marine Corps. Mess dress is worn as the summer uniform for black tie events. A...

While radio offered new communication capabilities, it also introduced new vulnerabilities that an enemy could exploit. Radio intelligence operatives had to monitor their own communication security to prevent vital information from falling into...

While enlisted Marines have also long worn blue uniforms with red trim, blue has largely been reserved for dress uniforms since 1912. Corporals and above also have a red trouser stripe. A full breakdown of each type of uniform and their...